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EMBROIDBRING MACHINE.

No.. 335,094. Patented Jan. 26, 1386.

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EMBROIDERING MACHINE;

No. 335,094. Patented Jan. 26, 1886.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 335,094, dated January26,1886.

Application filed September 151, 1885. Serial No. 176,916. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, FRIDOLIN SCHNELLE, of West Hoboken, in the county ofHudson and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in EmbroideringMachines, of which the following is afull,clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in theHeilman embroidery-machine, commonly known as the SwissEmbroidery-Machine, having special bearing with reference to those thatare designed for embroideringhandkerchiefs,die. ,and hence relatingparticularly to the construction of the immediate attachingframe carriedby the tambourframe.-

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts anddetails, as will be fully described and set forth hereinafter, andpointed out particularly in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis speciiication, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the iigures.

Figure l is a front elevation of the Swiss embroidery-machine providedwith my improvements. Fig. 2 is an enlarged crosssectional elevation ofparts of the same on the line x Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail front view ofpart of one of the frames for holding the pieces of fabric, a series ofpieces of fabric being shown in said frame. Fig. 4. is asectional planview of the same on the line y y, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is aV cross-sectionalelevation on the line e a, Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a front elevation of one ofthe frames for holding the pieces of fabric, the construction of theframe being slightly changed. Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional elevation ofthe same on the line w w, Fig. 6.

two openings E E, or, if desired, only one, or three openings may beprovided, as in the machines used heretofore, and at the edges of saidopenings the usual rollers, F, on which the fabric is secured, may beprovided, or said rollers may be dispensed with. A greater or lessdistance below the top edge of each opening E in the metal frame A, abar, G, is held by straps H, secured to the frame A and to the saidbars, and on the under side of each bar G a bar, J, is secured, which isprovided in its front and bottom with a rabbet, J

A short distance above the bottom edge of each opening E in the frame A,a bar, K, is

held parallel with said edges, which bar has a rabbet formed in its topand front. The bars K are secured on the upper ends of the rods L, thelower rods L projecting down through flanges M on the front of the frameA, at the bottom edge of the lower opening E, and through guides N onthe front of the frame below said opening E. The lower ends of the lowerrods L rest on the U-shaped springs P, resting and secured on a frontflange, O', of the frame A. The upper rods L are guided by collars O2 orother guides on the front of the frame A. v

ln place of the Ushapcd springs spiral springs P2 may surround said rodsL and rest against collars P on the same, whereby the rods are forcedupward. A series of latches, Q, are pivoted to the front edges of thebars J and K, and serve to hold in place between said bars the frames R,in which the handkerehiei's S or other articles 'to be embroidered areheld. Said frames are provided with top and bottom bars, a b, having aT- shaped cross-section and fitting against the bars J and K in themanner shown in Fig. 2. The latches Q are then swung over the bars a band hold them in place. The top and bottom bars, c and b, are united byV--shaped or U-shaped strips d, or by strips having a U- shaped orV-shaped longitudinal groovein the front surface. the recesses of theV-shaped pieces a clamping-bar, g, fits, which is provided with a rubbersleeve, h, throughout its length, or in place of the rubber sleeve 7i acovering of any other Into said V-shaped grooves or material producinggreat friction may be used but I prefer to use rubber. v of the V'shapedbars project into recesses formed in the bottom surface of thetop bar,a, and thus the upper ends of the clamping-bars g are prevented fromleaving the V-shaped recesses. The lower ends of the' bars g are heldinplace by keys Z, or wedges passed into apertures in the bottom bars, b,in the front edges of the same; or said clampingbars g may be held inplace by latches or buttons m, pivotedvon the front edges of the bottombars, and adapted to be swung over the front edges of the clamping-bars.The barsa and b of the frames R are also united by rods U'.

About midway between each pair of bars d a pin, T, projects from theupper surfaces of the bar a, which pins serve to hold the corners of thepocket-handkerchiefs, which are hooked on thesame, and then stretchedover the open edges of the bars d, and are held in the same by means ofthe clamping-bars g, which are forced into the grooves in said bars d,and then locked in place byeither the' latches or buttons m', or thekeys Z. The rubber sleeves h prevent the slipping of the pieces offabric. The edges of the pieces of fabric are then folded over, a'sshown near the section line in Fig. 4, and are then pinned ltogether bymeans of the pins m. The frames R, on which the pocket-handkerchiefs oroth# er pieces of fabric'are held in the manner described, are thenplaced between the bars J and K, and the embroideryisproduced in thecorners of the handkerchiefs or pieces of fabric in the upper parts ofthe squares or rectangles formed by the bars a b and the V- shaped barsd uniting them.

In case the ornaments are to be produced in I any other part of thehandkerchiefs'or piece of fabric, more pins T must be provided, or thepocket-handkerchiefs or pieces of fabric may be held in the frames inany other suitable manner.

To secure the frames R on the frame A, the bottom bars, b, of the framesare placed on the ,bottom bars, K, of the frame A, and said bottom bars,K, pressed down and the upper edges of the frames R are swung againstlthe top bars, J, the latches or buttons Q being raised, and then saidlatches or buttons are swung over the top and bottom bars, a and b,which are thus `held in place. The frames cannot be thrown out, as thebottom bars, K, are pressed against the bottom bars, b, of the frame bythe springs P or P.

My improved attachment can be applied on any embroiderymachine, andrequires no further changes of the same than the fastening of the topbars, J, on the frame A and providing the bottom bars, K, and thesprings acting on them.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- The upper ends' l. The combination, with aHellman or Swiss embroidery machine of the usual construction, andprovided with a frame, A, having openings, of bars heldl on 'said framebelow the top edges of the openings, movable bars held in the openingsof the frames short distances above the bottom edges of said openings,and the inner or fabric-'carrying frame held between said bars,substantially as herein shown and described.

2. The combination, with a Heilman or Swiss embroidery imachine of theusual construction, and having a frame, A, provided with openings, ofbars held in the openings below the top edges of said openings, barsheld at the bottom edges of the openings, and springs for pressing thebottom bars upward, and the inner or fabric-carrying frame held betweensaid bars, substantially as` herein shown and described.

3. The combination, with a Heilman or Swiss embroidery-machine of theusual construction, and having a frame, A, provided with openings, ofbars held onthe frame below the top edges of the openings, bars held atthe bottom edges of the openings, rods 4proj ecting downward from thelower bars, springs acting on said bars and pressing the lower barsupward, and the inner or fabriccarrying frame held between said bars,substantially as herein shown and described. y

4. The combination, with a Heilman or Swiss embroidery-machine havingthe usual frame, A, provided with openings, of fixed bars held below thetop edges of the openings, movable bars held above the bottom edges ofthe openings, springs for pressing the movable bars toward the fixedbars, which bars are rabbeted, buttons or latches pivoted on the barsfor the purpose of holding frames on said bars, and the inner orfabric-carrying frame held between said bars, substantially as hereinshown and described.

5. The combination, with a Hellman or Swiss embroidery-machine of theusual construction, and having the frame A, provided with openings, ofthe fixed bars in one edge of each opening, vmovable bars at theopposite edges, and the inner or fabric-carrying frame held between saidbars, substantially as herein shown and described.

6. The combination, with a Heilman or Swiss embroiderylmachine of theusual construction, and having the frame A, provided with openings, oflixed bars in one edge of each opening, movable bars at the oppositeedges, bars for pressing the movable bars toward the fixed bars, and theinner or fabriccarrying frame held between saidk bars, substantially'asherein shown and described.

7. Fabric-holding frames for embroiderymachines, consisting of top andbottom bars unitedv by bars having grooves, clampingpieces placed insaid grooves, and provided with rubber sleeves, and of latches orbuttons IOO forlocking the clamping-pieces in place inthe pieces inplace, and of pins project-ing from grooves, substantially as hereinshown and the upper bar about midway between each 1o described. pair ofgrooved bars, substantially as herein 8. A frame for holding pieces offabric in shown and described.A

5 embroidervmaehines, consisting of top and FRIDOLIN SCHNELLE.

bottom bars united by grooved bars,c1amping- \Vtnesses: pieces in thegrooves, having rubber sleeves, C. SEDGWICK, latches or keys for holdingthe clamping- E. M. CLARK.

